Inkstand



INKSTAND. 1

No. 17,147. Patented Apr. 28, 1857.

UNITED STATES PATENT onmon KINGSTON GODDARD, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

INKSTAND.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 17,147, dated April 28, 1857.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KINGSTON GoDDARD, of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Tubular Corks for Converting Common Ink-Bottles into Fountain- Inkstands; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in converting a common bottle of ink into a fountain ink stand by simply inserting a bent tube, with a cup on oneend, into the cork of the bottle and inverting the latter in a holder.

To enable others skilled in the art to make cork in which a hole is made and the tube (13,) inserted. Said tube may be made of any desirable material and is formed (as seen in the drawings) as an L; on one end of said tube is formed a cup (C) provided with a suitable lid or cover (K,) for excluding the dust (when the stand is not in use) :the bottle of ink, after having the tube (B) inserted in its cork as described, is inverted and placed within the ring (R); the bottom of the cup ((1,) touching the top of the stand plate (D,) said stand plate may be formed of metal or other (sufficiently heavy) material, and is furnished with a vertical rod (E,) on which is an adjustable dog (G,) through which passes the holder,

or ring, (R) and which is so arranged (as seen in the drawing) that by means of the thumb nut (H,) the said ring is increased or diminished in diameter to accommodate bottles of different diameter, and also the dog secured to the rod at any desired point, depending on the height of the bottle.

It will be observed that in the application of my improvement all that is necessary is to insert the tube (13,) in the cork of a common bottle of ink and then invert said bottle (with the tube inserted) in the ring or holder (F) and secure it therein by means of the thumb nut (H), as described, when a fountain ink stand is formed possessing great advantages over arty other fountain inkstand in point of utility and efiectiveness, as it does not requirefilling, until a fresh bottle of ink is required, which is made to supply the place of the old bottle, it requires no feeding apparatus; while the cup is always kept sufficiently full and the apparatus can be furnished to the public for a few cents, or a price comparatively (with the fountain stands now made) little or nothing.

The principle upon which the ink stand is formed or operates is already known and requires no explanation, nor do I claim any improvement in the construction of ink stands in principle or mechanism, but

Having explained the construction of my improvement what I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is The application of the bent tube ((1,) to a common ink bottle the whole arranged as described whereby said common ink'bottle is converted into an effective and economical fountain ink stand.

KINGSTON GODDARD. Witnesses:

JOHN THOMPSON, SAMUEL, FIELD. 

